I'm off early toorrow for my annual sojourn in La Belle France. Been a challenging year and I'm in need of the change and rest.

 

The short answer to this is 'everybody'

One thing I did notice last year was that nobody was allowed to camp on that roadside strip next to the pond. I also noticed that, for the first time as far as I know, BSJ had its own medical centre.

'He who cooks carrots and pees in same pot very insanitary.'

The toilet block leaked into the pond beside the entrance road to BSJ. As I only had a tent the campsite bods put me on the narrow strip of grass between the road and the pond. The smell from the sewage going into the pond had people walking by remarking repeatedly on the stench. It got bad enough that, on the Saturday night during the race, the sewage wagon came by to try and drain the pond. The pond which, being only feet away from, gave me a bug that pretty much ruined the entire trip because I recovered near to going home and left during the race to get an earlier train.

At which point I got to the station only to find a reduced TGV service owing to industrial action.

In the absence of time travel then some sort of Red Dwarf-style stasis booth might be an option.

Or possibly a stasis campsite.

I'll be on Expo as soon as it opens, so I guess I could cover that one.

The ceremony of hands springs to mind, especially as I've never seen it and want to this year.

I've heard about there being small shops for basic essentials on campsites and there was definitely one on Beausejour last year. I was wondering if there were any appearing on other sites this year. Has anybody heard anything about these as it might make a useful addition to the Guide.

It's also worth noting that, contrary to how it looks on a map, Actisud feels like quite a walk from the museum, especially when its hot and sunny.

Ticket and camping permit arrived this morning. This afternoon, anything that can be packed and ready will be safely stowed in my cases. Then all that needs doing is to pack the remainder a few days before departure on June 9.

A ringer held together with duct tape, cable ties and a prayer?

You could always put a Lotus badge on it to complete the effect.

Preparations are going fine here. Ticket, camping permit, Eurostar outward and Brittany Ferries return trips and British/French train tickets are all sorted. Almost all the kit is ready for packing with only a few bits and bobs left to get hold of.